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blood sport

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blood sport
n.
A sport involving bloodshed, such as cockfighting.
blood sport
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) any sport involving the killing of an animal, esp hunting
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Noun1.blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
bullfighting, tauromachy - the activity at a bullfight
cockfighting - participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight
hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
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Neither Blair nor Brown cared about animal welfare but their mere promises to put a stop to cruel blood sports and vivisection practices resulted in huge electoral majorities.
Shame on Cameron by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
WILY Tony Blair's decisive electoral victory in 1997 was in no small measure due to his promise to outlaw blood sports and to scale down vivisection practices, and we animal lovers fell for it.
No way I'll vote for the Conservatives; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
But 56% of 2,015 people in the YouGov poll link blood sports to a "nasty party" not "compassionate Conservatives".
BRING BACK HUNTING & WE'LL TEAR YOU APART; Voter poll warning to ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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